Two privacy complaints filed by Max Schrems campaign group draws robust response from Apple, which labels allegations as 'factually inaccurate'
After pushback from Facebook and advertising associations, Apple delays implementation of new privacy controls on advertisers tracking ability
Lawsuit alleges Google continues tracking user activity on mobile apps, even if tracking is turned off in Google account settings
Plan for iOS 14 to give app users the option to decline ad tracking has been criticised (surprise, surprise) by…
Class action lawsuit seeks $5 billion from Google, for allegedly tracking people's internet usage via browser's 'private mode'
Federal Appeals Court has approved proposed class action by Facebook users over alleged tracking of their internet activity, even after…
Boston University proposal would involve tracking randomly generated IDs via short-range broadcasts as means to contain coronavirus infections
Privacy threat? Ring app for Android is packed with third-party tracking software, Electronic Frontier Foundation has warned
Google identified multiple privacy flaws in Apple's Safari browser, which the iPad maker said it has fixed, but a Google…
Study finds websites' consent platforms largely fail to comply with data protection rules, and may even incentivise 'illegal configurations'
New York Times follows Donald Trump's movements in real time as part of exposé into lack of regulation around smartphone…
British court rules legal action against Google for tracking Safari users browser history can go ahead
No more cryptominers or third party tracking cookies, Mozilla promises with new Firefox release
Do not track. New tool to give users the ability to stop apps and businesses sharing their data to the…
Time to switch to Signal, Telegram? Facebook confirms WhatsApp will carry adverts from 2020
VPN time? Commuters in London are to have Wi-Fi data collected to help improve journeys on the underground
The Aura system is designed on a consortium model, allowing any luxury firm to use it to provide tracking services…
The move could help Google improve its privacy image – while at the same time giving it an advantage over…
Google to offer users the option to auto-delete location history and web search data that it harvests
Judge calls Google's actions 'wrongful', but finds the Google You Owe Us group failed to prove users suffered damage
Firefox tightens its ad-tracking block credentials, for better privacy and to improve page loading speeds
The Blockchain Cloud Service is already in use for tracking international shipments, keeping tamper-proof records and simplifying funds transfers
Hidden scripts are capturing user email addresses from browsers' login or password managers
Long rumbling argument over Google tracking Safari users results in mass civil lawsuit against the firm
Search engine collects location data on Android users, even when location services are switched off
A legal opinion and a vote by MEPs could signal more restrictions on what social media and digital communications firms…
More than 200 apps on Google Play contain code that listens for ultrasonic beacons in order to identify users across…
Firefox cuts off support for API that allows websites to detect user battery levels over tracking fears
The feature has led some to speculate Reddit may be following the likes of Facebook and Twitter in tracking users
Privacy setback? US appeals court rules police don't need warrant to obtain cell tower records from mobile operators